YORUBA: Oro iyanju fun awon oba ile Yoruba.
English: A word of advice for all Yoruba kings.
“Oun ti a ba pe ni Ori, a kii fi te ile.” meaning whatever we call head, one does not tread the floor with it.
Let’s endeavor to have pride in our culture. We should not be relegating our heritage for others’. Jews and Arabs cultures are not superior in any way or form to the Yoruba’.
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TODAY’S LANGUAGE LESSONYoruba words and expressions that don’t have a perfect one-word English equivalentEnglish needs an entire sentence to explain these Yoruba words.You think you can interpret all Yoruba words to English directly with just one word? Okay.Tell me the interpretation of OMOLÚÀBÍSo what’s the closest English word you can think of?“Good person,” right? No“A person who is respectful, responsible, honest, hardworking, and well-raised” yesAnyways, let’s get into today’s lecture ÌwàLiteral translation: Character, behaviorBut “ìwà” is much deeper. It refers ...
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